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百花齊放，百家爭鳴

简百花齐放，百家争鸣 · 繁百花齊放，百家爭鳴

Mandarin · pinyin bǎi huā qí fàng , bǎi jiā zhēng míng

a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956

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百: bǎi · one hundred; numerous, many
花: huā · flower; blossoms
齊: qí · even, uniform, of equal length; Kangxi radical 210
放: fàng · put, release, free, liberate
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
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齐: qí · even, uniform, of equal length
争: zhēng · dispute, fight, contend, strive
鸣: míng · cry of bird or animal; make sound

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